Mary and Reno

Mary loves her kitty cat and Reno has been coming around to her as he sees that she can be gentle and loving. Mary loved watching Reno play with a piece of paper.

New Kitchen-YEAH

The kitchen is done and we couldn't be more pleased. I have actually been cooking. Everyone is welcome to see it in person!! The Before pictures are in an older post from Nov or Dec if you want to compare. I would recommend our contractor in a heartbeat if any on you Cincy people are looking to remodel.

Merry Christmas

We had a fabulous Christmas. Mary was filled with ooh's and aah's as she opened her gifts. Santa brought her a play kitchen which she is loving. She even washes her own dishes. We celebrated in Cincy and Mike was called off on Christmas Day so we had fun playing with all the new toys. The Sunday after Christmas we travelled up to Rochester, NY to spend time with Mike's family minus Aunt Leah. As always Jen and Joel were great hosts. Our niece, Peyton was gracious enough to give up her bed to us. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did!!

Peyton and Mary, the sweater twins.

Rochester did not disappoint us on the snow front. We had fun but chilly time in the snow.

The Hyle Family celebrated Christmas a few days early.

Our tiny Christmas tree. With the kitchen construction we decided against a big tree.

FIrst Snow of 2009

Yesterday we woke up to some snow. Last year Mary did not want to be put down but this year she helped to build a snowman and was throwing snow at me. The poor thing has a stomache bug but she was able to enjoy the snow for a little bit before it melted away.

Catching Up

I know I have been bad about blogging. Mary is 21 months old now and a complete joy. I have loved watching her grow but this age is so much fun. She is talking up a storm and is still a mover and a shaker. She is a sweetheart and I just love being her mom. Enjoy the pics and have a Happy Holiday!!!

Thanksgiving Day with the Hyle Family. Mary was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of people at Uncle Ted and Aunt Joanne's house but she soon warmed up. We have so much to be thankful for.

Ethan and Mary at the opening night of Festival of Lights. It was a cold night but we had fun seeing the elephants and all the lights.

This is how I found Mary when she woke up from her nap. As soon as I walked in she said "help" because her jammies were still stuck to her feet.

Since we are under construction we have been playing alot in Mary's room. Mike invented a new game that Mary loves which is to throw all her stuffed animals in her crib with her in the middle of it. Then we put blankets on the top and make a tent. The ending is for her to sit in the Animals' basket and we throw them all on top of her again. It entertains her!!!

When taking pictures of my belly for the baby's journal Mary showed off her belly too so we went belly to belly to compare. She likes to tickle the baby and give the baby kisses. She is going to be a great big sister.

New Kitchen

Two weeks ago we started demo on our new kitchen. What were we thinking??!! The progress has been great and tomorrow we will have the cabinets installed but we are getting a little tired of eating out. Hopefully all will be done by the New Year.

Two BEFORE shots of the walls but now those are gone.

Day 2 and 3 of Demo.

Day 5 of Demo.

Happy Halloween 2009

The World's Strongest Baby and her fit Trainers.

Look at these two strutting their stuff around the neighborhood.

Mary had part of her lollipop and a Crunch bar tonight.

Showing off the bar bell that Mike and I made.

Sneaking in a little lick.